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Tony
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/// Managing Director at JLL
LY D O N For over 30 years Lydon has been serving the needs of corporate real estate users, institutional owners and entrepreneurs throughout Arizona and North America. He has facilitated over $2.5 billion in transactions.
Significant PROJECTS:
K R O G E R : Food-grade storage facility on lease in Phoenix. 200,000 SF. WA L G R E E N S : Industrial building sale in Flagstaff. 400,000 SF. S T I T C H F I X : Distribution Center on lease in Phoenix. 468,000 SF.
F I RST C R E C O M PANY YO U WO R K E D F O R? Wayne Mass & Associates in Chicago (Wayne was former #1 draft pick – Chicago Bears.) C U R R E NT TR E N D S YO U’R E S E E I N G I N I N D U STR IAL? Robust e-commerce, renewed manufacturing and organic growth in food & beverage sectors are driving record level of industrial activity/demand. Game changers in industrial operations include: Robotics, 3D-printing and open source hardware – it’s changing the way companies process and manufacture goods nationally and globally. H OW D O E S TH E P H O E N IX MAR K ET C O M PAR E NATI O NALLY? Phoenix was recovery laggard compared to most national markets – now beginning to hit on all cylinders and absorption will be up +/-20% over last year! B E ST C LAS S I C M OVI E? Bogart’s “Casa Blanca” F I RST R E C O R D YO U P U RC HAS E D? Grand Funk Railroad “We’re an American Band” (1973) 12
FAVO R ITE C LAS S I C CAR? 1940 Cadillac Oakland Sedan